Section of sidewalk must be rebuilt

Published: Tuesday, November 12, 2013 at 08:47 PM.

LYNN HAVEN — Residents could be looking at footing the bill to tear up and rebuild about 3,000 feet of the recently finished sidewalk project along State 77.

City commissioners on Tuesday approved spending $93,152 for the reconstruction with a condition the city attorney and city manager look into getting the money reimbursed by “the responsible party.” Commissioners did not say who the responsible party is during Tuesday’s meeting, but Phoenix Construction was contracted by the city for the sidewalk project.

The entire project cost came to $864,537 with a majority of funds coming from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Lynn Haven paid $19,275 in change orders to Phoenix.

Upon completion the FDOT had an issue with portions of the concrete being between 2 and 4 inches higher than FDOT elevation requirements for proper stormwater run-off, Mayor Walter Kelley said.

“To ride by and look at it you wouldn’t be able to tell there was a problem,” Kelley said.

The 2,967 feet of sidewalk that needs to be redone is between Baldwin Road and Mosley Drive along the west side of State 77.

The change order to the sidewalk project was the 11th for the construction company.

LYNN HAVEN — Residents could be looking at footing the bill to tear up and rebuild about 3,000 feet of the recently finished sidewalk project along State 77.

City commissioners on Tuesday approved spending $93,152 for the reconstruction with a condition the city attorney and city manager look into getting the money reimbursed by “the responsible party.” Commissioners did not say who the responsible party is during Tuesday’s meeting, but Phoenix Construction was contracted by the city for the sidewalk project.

The entire project cost came to $864,537 with a majority of funds coming from the Florida Department of Transportation (FDOT). Lynn Haven paid $19,275 in change orders to Phoenix.

Upon completion the FDOT had an issue with portions of the concrete being between 2 and 4 inches higher than FDOT elevation requirements for proper stormwater run-off, Mayor Walter Kelley said.

“To ride by and look at it you wouldn’t be able to tell there was a problem,” Kelley said.

The 2,967 feet of sidewalk that needs to be redone is between Baldwin Road and Mosley Drive along the west side of State 77.

The change order to the sidewalk project was the 11th for the construction company.

“I’m disappointed this has occurred,” Kelley said. “I think someone else other than the citizens of Lynn Haven should have to pay for it.”